Moravian missionary movement
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The Moravian missionary movement was an 18th-century Protestant outreach initiative, rooted in the Moravian Church, that became one of the earliest and most far-reaching global missionary efforts in Christian history.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moravian Protestantism | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian missionary movement
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Protestant missionary movement ⓘ religious movement ⓘ |
| aim |
establishment of self-sustaining Christian communities
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spread of the Christian gospel worldwide ⓘ |
| centralNode | Herrnhut community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Count Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf
NERFINISHED
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Renewed Moravian Church at Herrnhut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
communal organization of mission settlements
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emphasis on personal piety ⓘ emphasis on the blood and wounds of Christ ⓘ focus on marginalized and enslaved populations ⓘ long-term residential mission strategy ⓘ support through European congregational giving ⓘ transnational missionary networks ⓘ use of lay workers rather than only ordained clergy ⓘ |
| hasMainOrgan | Moravian Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotto | the Lamb has conquered; let us follow Him ⓘ |
| inception | 1732 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Evangelical Revival
NERFINISHED
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John Wesley NERFINISHED ⓘ Methodist missionary movement ⓘ modern Protestant missions ⓘ |
| languageOfMission |
Dutch
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English ⓘ German ⓘ |
| notableFor |
continuous prayer watch associated with missions
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early global Protestant missionary outreach ⓘ missionary work in Greenland ⓘ missionary work in Labrador ⓘ missionary work in North America ⓘ missionary work in South Africa ⓘ missionary work in Suriname ⓘ missionary work in the Danish West Indies ⓘ sending lay missionaries ⓘ work among enslaved Africans in the Caribbean ⓘ |
| organizedAround | mission boards of the Moravian Church ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Moravian Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Christian missions
ⓘ
history of the Moravian Church ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Herrnhut
NERFINISHED
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Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Moravian Church
NERFINISHED
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Protestantism ⓘ |
| startTime | 18th century ⓘ |
| theologicalBasis |
Lutheran influences
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Pietism NERFINISHED ⓘ Reformed influences ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Moravian Protestantism